WHOA, the Eagles have a new running back! NFL insider Ian Rapoport is reporting the Philadelphia has traded a fourth-round draft pick to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for Jay Ajayi! The Eagles have since officially confirmed the trade.
Everyone kept saying the Eagles were going to be active before the NFL trade deadline, but no one saw this one coming.
Ajayi, a fifth-round pick in 2015, is a talented player who is signed through 2018. The 24-year-old has rushed for nine touchdowns and 1,924 yards on 447 career carries over three seasons.